Educational and Fun Fall Crafts for Kids

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There’s just something about fall and the beginning of the holiday season that seems to spark creativity in all of us.

No matter what your level of talent, when it comes to fall crafts, there is always something you and your kids can do together.

We are all artists on some level. I know some of us are really good at stick figures and some can make the Mona Lisa look like child’s play. HA!

But when it comes to fall arts and crafts step out of your comfort level and give a few new things a try. Yes, you and your kids may get messy mama, but you will make amazing and silly memories while doing so.

You really don’t need a lot of supplies either, you should have the majority of them in your home.

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For some reason, this time of the year is the time we do the majority of our crafts. We love the colors of fall foliage and love to bring it into our creativity.

Paints and Paper to Create a Fall Scene

One of the most classic fall crafts, is to find some kid friendly paint and get construction paper, and create a fall scene using a sponge, paint brush, or little hands.

Lay some newspaper, or bags on a table; or go outside. Have the kids dressed in clothes they can get dirty, and draw tree trunks on the paper. Show them how to create a fall scene using the materials given.

Start by introducing them to the colors of fall: orange, red, yellow, brown, and let them create fall leaves by making finger prints on the paper or by using a sponge dipped into the paint. This is an easy craft for kids and parents, and after they have created a tree (or trees) with fall colored leaves, introduce a book about fall.

If there is no paint, pull out some crayons or washable markers and let them make dots, circles, or attempt to draw leaves on the picture.

This activity takes thirty minutes, gives them a chance to be creative and learn. Some great books to go along with this activity would be:

Reading a story to go along with a craft is a great way to introduce fall to children. This is one of the simplest, cheapest of fall crafts that will create motor and listening skills for children.

Make an Autumn Card

Another fun activity using construction paper, scissors, glue, a fall leaf pattern, crayons and markers, is making an autumn card. Find a leaf pattern online, a leaf from outside, or a leaf cookie cutter, and have the child trace the pattern. Cut out as many leaves as they want, and glue them on a piece of paper folded in half.

Find a poem, an autumn saying, or make one up. Write it on the card. Let the kids decide where they want the leaves, which poem to write, and maybe mail the card to grandma and grandpa. They will enjoy creating something to give to someone else.

Something else that might be fun, is folding the paper in half, finding a large maple leaf pattern, and cutting it out so that the card is in the shape of a maple leaf. Write something on the inside of the card such as, “Happy Autumn” or “Wishing you a Blessed Autumn Season,” and have your child draw a face on the front of the leaf.

This is a simple craft activity allowing children to learn, making something so simple can mean so much to others.

Create an Autumn Collage

A great activity at any age, is collecting pictures from magazines, family photos, or drawings, and placing them on a large piece of cardboard paper. After all, autumn is not just about leaves, it is about harvest time, pumpkins, comfort food, outdoor adventures with the family, football, and colors. Have your children find pictures of things that remind them of autumn, and arrange them any way they want on a large piece of cardboard paper.

Discuss the pictures. Find out why the pictures they choose remind them of autumn. If they want they can hang the collage in their room, or even find a frame large enough and frame it. This is easy to do using magazines, pictures, drawings, scissors, glue or double sided tape, and a large piece of cardboard. They will learn to remember the signs of fall, and create memories doing so.

Create a Book About Fall

Making a book does not have to be complicated. All that is needed is some inspiration and imagination.

Grab some construction paper, crayons, a stapler, glue, and fall pictures. Count the pictures and determine how many pages the book will have. Create a simple name for the book, such as: “Signs of Fall.” Fold the amount of papers needed in half, and staple together close to the edge on the folded side. Write the title on the front of the book followed by the child’s name. Then arrange the pictures inside the pages.

Simply place the pictures on a page, and write the name of the pictures using a crayon. The book does not have to tell a story, it could simply be a way to identify the sights of the season. Once the book is finished, sit down and read together.

If the child wants to create a story using the pictures, have him tell a story using the pictures. Write down the story according to the pictures, then read and enjoy.

Children will learn how to identify the signs of autumn, and enjoy learning how books are created.

Learning Through Making Fall Crafts

This season offers a great opportunity for children to explore and be creative while learning through making fall crafts. There is so much to see and do, and so many ways children can learn about this season through reading and crafts.

Children will have fun doing activities with their parents, and parents will be amazed at what their child can create when given an opportunity.

Let your child use this season to create something wonderful about autumn, through easy to do fall crafts.

Forest Rose is a God Loving, Blessed Wife, & Relaxed, Eclectic Homeschooling Mama to 3 girls – 8, 11, & 12 in Fort Wayne, Indiana. She’s passionate about lifting moms out of the homeschooling trenches that are discouraged, overwhelmed or feeling alone or isolated. Her hope is to point them to Christ and equip them to rise up with a new found hope and joy within, that He alone can provide. Besides blogging, she also loves hanging out at her exclusive Facebook Group “Homeschooling 101 Community” that she started to help new homeschoolers thrive.